PATRIARCHAL RESTRICTIONS IN SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN BY LISA SEE.

Culture is a set of rules that form the way of perception of societies, reveals the ways of living and which it transmits from generation to generation by producing over time. The concept of culture is a series of rules that keep the traditions of the society. Some societies who don't want to break their ties in their past continue their lives according to these rules. These rules and laws, which are evaluated within the concept of culture, impose restrictions on the lives of societies, and especially in patriarchal societies, this situation causes damage to human life materially or spiritually. I n this study, the negative effects of the patriarchal and restrictive rules of the society especially in women's lives will be discussed through the stories of the main character Lily and her eternal sister Snow Flower in 'Snow Flower and the Secret Fan' by Lisa See which tells Chinese society and their manner of life in the 1800s. The living conditions to which the women have been exposed, such as 'Nu Shu' which is a secret female writing language and the women have created and used for their eternal sisters in the 'Women Room' of their houses where they've spent almost all their lifetime from birth to death, and such as 'Foot Binding' which is a tradition applied to girls with physical torture will be analyzed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]